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On today’s special episode we will be talking with Pastor Chris Hodges, Lead Pastor of Church of the Highlands in Alabama and co-founder of ARC.

Takeaways from this episode…

Every pastor should consider what their reach is for their calling.

You never see people how they are, you have to train yourself to see people as they could be.

We do not need to state how people are. Speak to people as people’s potential.

Your character must sustain your skill set.

There are 3 levels of relationships: those that speak into you, those who you speak into, and those that are beside you.

More about Pastor Chris:

Twitter: @Chris_Hodges

ARC: https://www.arcchurches.com

Church of the Highlands: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/about/pastor

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Do you have a question for Pastor Josh about leadership, ministry, or any other topic we’ve covered on the podcast so far? Submit your questions to info@joshuagagnon.com or @joshgagnon on Twitter and Pastor Josh might answer it on a future episode!

On today’s special episode we will be highlighting some of the best moments from our speakers at Activate 2016.

Quotes from this episode…

“When God tells you to go, just go.” -Levi Lusko

“If you take away the misery, you take away the ministry.” -Levi Lusko

“Your calling involves suffering.” -Levi Lusko

“Pastor a church you want to go to.” Larry Osborne

“Fulfill your calling, not your potential.” -Larry Osborne

“Our calling is what Jesus has asked us to do, our potential is what we are gifted to do.” -Larry Osborne

“Don’t bow your knee to the goddess of potential.” -Larry Osborne

“If you want to get near to the heart of God, get near to what is near and dear to the heart of God.” -Mark Batterson

Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” Joshua 3:5

“Our job isn’t to do something amazing. Our job is to consecrate ourselves. If we do our job, God is going to do His job.” -Mark Batterson

“God does not overpromise and underdeliver.” -Mark Batterson

We can’t wait for Activate 2017 next week as we welcome Leonce Crump, Jenni Catron, and Chris Hodges to the stage to hear from their hearts. Remember, it’s not too late to sign up--simply visit activateleaders.com to register today. We will see you there!

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Do you have a question for Pastor Josh about leadership, ministry, or any other topic we’ve covered on the podcast so far? Submit your questions to info@joshuagagnon.com or @joshgagnon on Twitter and Pastor Josh might answer it on a future episode!

Today we have a conversation with Pastor Léonce Crump, author, international speaker, Lead Pastor of Renovation Church, and one of our speakers at Activate Conference this year.

Takeaways from this episode…

You can’t go forward looking backwards.

You can’t go in a certain direction just by looking at where NOT to go.

Most people want their leaders to be better versions of what they want to be.

Transculturalism the realization of the hope of the gospel.

God always has a people covenanted to Him and to one another.

The gospel is supposed to be a message that transverses cultural differences and idiosyncrasies.

We are able to form something much more beautiful together than we are apart.

The sum of the whole is more beautiful than the individual parts.

You need to have a clear vision, strategy, and set of values of where you are going in any leadership position.

Knowing who you are is a discipline.

Lean into the way that you are made.

It’s not always that we don’t have time, it’s that we don’t always manage our time appropriately.

Urgent is not the same as important.

Find Pastor Léonce:

Twitter: @LeonceCrump

Website: http://leoncecrump.com

Book (Renovate: Changing Who you are by Loving Where you Are)-https://www.amazon.com/Renovate-Changing-Who-Loving-Where/dp/1633896099